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Astral's Art Saturday: First! Edition
AstralDrmz \| 5:13 PM on 10.10.2009	2 comments

I decided to make a little column where I upload my art for a well deserving community. At the rate that I've been drawing lately, I hope to have one of these at least once a month, and hopefully more than that some day.

Anyway, today I have three pictures to bring to you. Two of them are digitally colored; the last only shaded (not-so-well) with a pencil.

The first is a sketch of Professor Layton. I posted this on my Introduction thread on the forums when Bulkmailer asked me not to hold out on the art. Of course, I haven't really kept up since then, but I'll hope to prove my value now. As you can see, it isn't great, it isn't amazing, it's just a quick sketch done in a few minutes.

The second is a Prinny. For those of you who don't know (and should pick up a Disgaea game for your own sake), a Prinny is created when a human who has led a worthless life or committed a mortal sin in life dies, leading to the soul being sewn into the body of a Prinny. They're basically the servants of the underworld's inhabitants (see: Etna), blablahblah. I was just a little bored and on a Disgaea 3 / Prinny: Can I Really Be A Hero? Binge. Obsession? Nah. Love? Maybe. This is my first drawing in which I used Photoshop to color/lineart.

The third is my most recent, and it's of Zero (the protagonist of the Mega Man Zero series). I decided to do this one because I just haven't done anything in quite a while and I simply love the Mega Man/Mega Man Zero series. I wanted to see if I still had it, and I guess that I do. This is the second picture that I used Photoshop to color/lineart for, and, from the looks of it, It seems I'm getting a little better.

lolhey: A Short Intro
AstralDrmz \| 9:46 PM on 10.08.2009	6 comments

I guess it's time that I do a proper introduction blog since I've been here for a few months.

I'm Chester, I turn eighteen this November, I've been around the D-toid blogs reading and commenting, and I've been gaming since I was born (basically). I started up on the SNES on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past and Mega Man 7. This started my adoration of video games and two of my favorite game series. As I grew up, I have owned a SNES, Sega Genesis, Playstation, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Sega Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, XB360, Wii, and PS3. In that order, of course. As for handhelds I've owned a GameBoy, GBC, GBA, DS, DSLite, PSP, and DSi. I also like to play dance rhythm games at times, my favorite being the Pump it Up series. I play Pump it Up at the Arcades a few times a week. It's kind of like an exercise regimen. And it works.
(Took this part from my forum intro and edited a bit, heh.)

I'm currently mostly into RPGs, some FPSs, Adventure games, and Fighters. I haven't played Fighting games in quite a while, though, due to my lack of owning a Fightstick. I'll probably pick up a Street Fighter IV TE stick and a couple fighting games whenever I get the money, then I'll join in on some PS3 FNF when I have the time. As for my fighting game of choice, I don't really have one. Simply, I love them all. I've still yet to even play King of Fighters XII yet, but I'm itching to get my hands on it.

I've recently gone through all of my games and decided that I don't really have a favorite game, and barely a favorite game list. I find myself playing my DSi and Dreamcast most, but this might be because of my lack of PS3 games.

I own a DSi, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Playstation 3, and a Super Nintendo (As of tomorrow).

I rarely play games competitively, just mostly for fun. But, when I do play competitively, I'm no sore loser. I tend to lose a lot and just accepted that. I guess it's a side affect of having a brother that's nine years older than you teaching you to play Street Fighter II.

I'll start blogging more soon, just so you know.

about me

I'm a 17 year old guy that loves RPGs, Puzzles, and any kind of game that immerses me into it.

Favorite Games:

NES:
Bomberman
Castlevania I-III
Double Dragon
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior I-IV
Galaga
Kirby's Adventure
The Legend of Zelda
Mario Bros.
MegaMan I-VI
Mother 1
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetris
Xevious

SNES:
Castlevania: Dracula X
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
Fatal Fury Special
Final Fantasy III
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
MegaMan X-X3
Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day
Samurai Shodown
Secret of Mana
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Super Bomberman 1-3
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario World
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

Sega Genesis:
Altered Beast
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Comix Zone
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Earthworm Jim 1-2
Golden Axe II
Gunstar Heroes
Kid Chameleon
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3
Vectorman 1-2
X-Men
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Playstation:
Brave Fencer Musashi
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Darkstalkers 3
Dino Crisis 1-2
Final Fantasy VII-IX
Final Fantasy Tactics
Jersey Devil
The King of Fighters '99
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
The Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Legaia
MegaMan 8
MegaMan Legends 1-2
MegaMan X4-X6
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
PaRappa the Rapper
Persona 1-2
Resident Evil 1-3
Silent Hill
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Tekken 1-3
Vagrant Story
Xenogears

Nintendo 64:
Gauntlet Legends
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Kart 64
MegaMan 64
Paper Mario
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros.

Playstation 2:
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Devil May Cry 1-3
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Final Fantasy X
Guilty Gear X-XX: Slash
Kingdom Hearts I-II
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
MegaMan X Collection
MegaMan X Command Mission
MegaMan X7-X8
Resident Evil 4
SMT: Persona 3-4
Silent Hill 2
Tekken 5
Viewtiful Joe 1-2
Zone of the Enders 1-2

Dreamcast:
Blue Stinger
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Guilty Gear X
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Phantasy Star Online Version 2
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Adventure 1-2
Street Fighter III: Third Strike

XBOX:
Fable
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Shenmue II

Gamecube:
Alien Hominid
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Resident Evil Zero
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Soulcalibur II
Tales of Symphonia

Playstation 3:
Assassin's Creed
BioShock
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Devil May Cry 4
Eternal Sonata
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Resident Evil 5

Nintendo DS:
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Final Fantasy III-IV
Final Fantasy Revenant Wings
Henry Hatsworth
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kirby: Squeak Squad
MegaMan Star Force 1-3
MegaMan ZX
Meteos
New Super Mario Bros.
Phoenix Wright (All.)
Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon Soul Silver
Professor Layton (All.)
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
SMT: Devil Survivor
Soma Bringer
The World Ends With You

Game Boy / Color / Advance:
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
MegaMan and Bass
MegaMan Battle Network (All.)
MegaMan Zero 1-4
Pokemon Blue-Silver-Sapphire
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Wario Land 1-4

Last completed game:
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - DS.

Game Systems I [Currently] Own:
PS3, Nintendo DSi, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, SNES.